1970 Apulian regional election explained

The Apulian regional election of 1970 took place on 7–8 June 1970.

Events

Christian Democracy was by far the largest party, while the Italian Communist Party came distantly second. After the election Christian Democrat Gennaro Trisorio Liuzzi was elected President of the Region at the head of a centre-left coalition (Organic Centre-left).

Results

Partiesvotesvotes (%)seats
bgcolor=White Christian Democracy766,25441.322
bgcolor=Red Italian Communist Party488,70926.314
bgcolor=Hotpink Italian Socialist Party197,51910.65
bgcolor=Black Italian Social Movement162,1368.74
bgcolor=Pink Unitary Socialist Party76,1164.12
bgcolor=Blue Italian Liberal Party56,1403.01
bgcolor=Deppink Italian Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity44,9982.41
bgcolor=Lime Italian Republican Party43,5062.31
bgcolor=Royalblue Italian Democratic Party of Monarchist Unity18,0091.0align=right-
bgcolor= Independent2,0470.1align=right-
bgcolor= National Democratic Party9970.0align=right-
Total1,856,431100.050
Source: Ministry of the Interior